The kiddos playing in water again.
This picture was taken in September,
and Matt said, “Well, they wouldn’t be doing this in England.
It’s already too cold.”
15 September 2007

I thought of more movies to add to the list:

• The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Really, does this one need an introduction? It has such a large following that I don’t think it can even be classified as “cult” anymore.
• L.A. Story
  • Who would have pegged Steve Martin for such a romantic? Matt hasn’t seen this one yet. I think I’ll rent it and we can have a romantic couple night with candles, ice cream, L.A. Story, and two hyper preschool children… yeah, that’ll work.
• The Birdcage
  • I know what you’re thinking:  “The Birdcage?! That’s not a romance.”  Au contraire mon frere (heh heh, a little homage to the original La Cage aux Folles which I didn’t like as much).  One of the best, heart-warming romance scenes of cinema is in this movie:  When Armand and Albert are sitting on the bus stop bench together and what Armand says to Albert… ah, magic.  Pure romantic magic.  And the movie is really funny to boot (as is L.A. Story — you get great comedy and a romance!).  Agador Sparticus steals every scene he is in.
• The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • According to my mom, the book is actually not very good at all.
• And, in honor of my romantic sister, the live action version of Cinderella with Whitney Houston and Brandy
  • Carla has watched this so many times, she has the songs memorized.  It is very good.  I like it as well… but maybe not quite as much.

I was thinking of adding Ella Enchanted because technically it is a romance, but it is not the romance story that appeals to me in this movie.  The central theme is that Ella must change herself – not look to someone else to change her into the person she wants to be – and that is why I like the movie.  The romance is just a side dish, and just an okay one at that.  The central theme, however, is quite delicious (as is the singing and dancing… quite fun and silly).